Plastics is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
The global plastics crisis has reached a crossroads, where traditional waste management systems can no longer keep pace with escalating production. Mechanical recycling,...
The global surge in plastic waste is no secret, and nations are scrambling to innovate sustainable solutions. Enter the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), where D...
Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials. This is a key requireme...
Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in landfills or incinerated at commercia...
A new study led byΒ Texas A&M AgriLife ResearchΒ has identified what may be a novel biological approach for removing extremely small and potentially dangerous plastic p...
waste is a problem. Most plastics canβt be recycled, and many use finite, polluting petrochemicals as the basic ingredients. But thatβs changing. In a study published tod...
Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced a...
While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new technologies for chemical recycling are emerging that may rapidly advance progress in the area. For deca...
Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape β are notoriously hard to recycle. Theyβre sturdy and difficult to break down,...
Chemists at Cornell University have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene β a type of plastic found in many common items β into benzoic acid, a...
Innovators in plastics sustainability are invited to submit their work for the GRIPS Most Innovative Award, by 5.30pm GMT on Friday 25 February. The world-leading Global...
The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference, exhibition and showcase returns from 15 β 17 March 2022. It will feature 50 innovative e...
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC, a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Mit...
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, is delighted to announce that its wholly owned Polish subsidi...
CASE Construction Equipment, partnered with parent company CNH Industrial and media platform 4 Elements, is supporting The Beach Care Project. This pioneering multi-year...
Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, concluded an agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd., regarding the supply of butadiene derived from...
DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon are using drones to build the world’s first comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines, to build the firs...
are released into the environment by cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes or from larger plastic products as they break down naturally. The pollutants eventually...
Yes Recycling, today announces exciting plans for a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Glenrothes, Fife.Β As an experienced recycler, Yes Recycling specialise in hard-...
The biggest source of global energy consumption is the industrial manufacturing of products such as plastics, iron, and steel. Not only does manufacturing these materials...
One of the worldΒ΄s most innovative researchers into the future of the oceans and marine life, Professor Rashid Sumaila, receives the Volvo Environment Prize for 2017. He...
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